Washboard.



J. CIPOLLONI.

WASHBOARD.-

APPLICATION FILED MAR 10. 1915.

1,155,888. Patented 001;. 5,1915.

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JOSEPH CIPOLLONI, or FRANKLIN, KENTUCKY,

WASHBOARD.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, J osnrn: CIPOL ONI, acitizen of the United States, residing at Franklin, in the county ofSimpson and In carrying out the invention, an object in view has beeneconomy of time, labor-and soap and to this end I provide a board withan opening to expose the surface of the soap which is held ina suitablereceptacle movably mounted upon the board with respect to the openingaforesaid so as to permit of disposition in operative .or inoperativeposition at will. o A further object of my device is toso arrange therubbing elements of my board that they, in addition to performing theirregular function at all times, cooperate with the soap to hold the samewhen it 'is in position at the opening and as it is automatically fed byits holder. r V In addition to the foregoing features, it iscomprehended to provide. a spring actuated member for feeding the soap,said member also forming manipulative means for moving the soapreceptacle in orderto expose the soap surface or remove it from saidexposed positionylocking means is also embodied in the construction ofthe spring actuated momher to facilitate the operation of removal ofthesoap holder from the board and replen ishing of the supply of soap.

These andsuch other objects as may hereinafterappear are attained by thenovel constrluction, combination, and arrangement of parts ,to behereinafter specifically described and claimed.

Reference will now be had to the accompanying drawing forming a part ofthis specification wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a wash board embodying my attachment.Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view in elevation showing Specification ofLetters Patent. 7 o

Application filed March 10, 1915. Serial No. 13,409. i

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more clearly the coaction of therubbing members with which the;washboardis provlded and the soap contained bythe soap receptacle, whensaid receptacle is in "opeTat1V6;POS 1tlOIl. Fig. 3 1s adetailfragmentary view of the back of the boardand showing more clearlythe mountingof :the soap receptacle thereupon. Fig.- 4 is ayerticalsectional view taken on the plane indicated by the line H, of Fig. 3.

Throughout the following detail description, and on the-severalfigures-of the drawings, similar parts are referred to bylike referencecharacters. b V

. Referring to the drawing, and specifically describing my invention itis contemplated to utilize a washboardconsisting of the V usual sideframe members l and a backboard stand pressure incidentalto the use ofthe At predetermined point in the surface of the back 2 0f thewashboard,:pref-.-

device.

erably adjacent to its lower end is-formed an opening 4; ofs'uitablesize and shape-to conform to a conventional soap cake, thelatter to be exposed at-saidopening in a manner to be moreclearlydescribedhereinafter.-

One of the essential features of wash boardronstructioni=is thearrangement of the rubbingelementsS so that they willextendtransverselyacross the opening 4L and such members, whileobviously performing their normal function, also act to retain thesoap'when it is exposed at the opening 4.

Secured to the back of the board are spaced guide members or strips 5between which is slidably mounted a soap receptacle 6, the latter of asuitable size and shape to hold a cake of soap 7. Within there'ceptacleand behind the cake of soap is mounted a follower or block 8 having aheaded handle or plunger member 9 extending rearwardly and through anopening 10 in the rear wall of the receptacle 6, a spring 11 beinginterposed between said wall and the block 8 in order to actuate saidfollower and normally cause pressure against the soap 9 tending to holdthe same against the back when the receptacle is in inoperative positionwith respect to the opening a of the backboard, or against the rubbingbars 3 eX- tending over the opening just mentioned when the receptacleis in its operative position with respect to said opening.

From the foregoing description, it will be obvious that under conditionsrequiring the soaping of clothes which are to be washed, the receptacle6 holding the soap is moved downwardly so as to expose the soap at theopening 4 and to accomplish this disposi tion, the operator grasps theplunger 9, relieving by retraction, pressure against said soap andmoving the receptacle downwardly between its guide members until thesoap registers with the opening in the board. Release of the plungerwill through the action of the spring press the soap against the barsand as the clothes are rubbed over the surface they are sufficientlysoaped in a well recognized manner, the soap being automatically fedthrough the action of the spring as said soap is used. When a sufficientsupply of the soap has been obtained, the reverse movement of the soapreceptacle is caused, that is the member 6 is moved upwardly until itassumes a position such as shown in Figs. 3 and a. The spring actuatedfollower 8 through its pressure against the soap which rests against theback of the board 2 holds the receptacle adequately at its adjustedposition. Obviously the plunger 9 of the follower block constitutesmanipulative means for the receptacle as well as a guide member for thefollower. It is designed also to provide locking means for the follower,and to this end a lug 12 projects laterally from the plunger and whensaid plunger is turned so that the lug registers with the lateral"extension 10 of the opening 10, the plunger may be retracted until theprojection 12 is positioned beyond the rear wall of the receptacle 6whereupon a slight turn of the plunger will enable the projection 12 toengage the back and hold the plunger retracted. This greatly facilitatesthe sliding action of the receptacle between its guides or its entireremoval there from for the purpose of replenishing the soap containedtherein.

I preferably reinforce the rubbing bars 3 adjacent to the opening a ofthe back by employing suitable keepers 13, one at each side of theopening and secured to the back over the bars in a manner most clearlyshown in Fig. 2. This will prevent the bars from being bent at thispoint as well as holding them against pressure of the soap when thelatter is disposed at the opening as hereinbefore mentioned. r

The aforesaid arrangement enables the use of the soap most economicallyyet eliminates the necessity of handling the soap directly or allowingit to remain in the liquid with the clothes, resulting in unnecessarywaste.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

l. A washboard having an opening arranged in its rubbing surface, a soapreceptacle mounted on said board and adapted to be disposed at theopening aforesaid, means for automatically feeding soap during rubbingaction on the board, said means constituting manipulative means formoving the receptacle to or away from the opening aforesaid.

2. A washboard having an opening in its rubbing surface, a soapreceptacle mounted upon the board and bodily movable to expose soapcarried thereby at the opening or remove said soap therefrom, a springactuated member in said receptacle for feeding soap during action, saidmember constituting holding means for retaining the receptacle and itscontents at adjusted positions.

3. A washboard having an opening in its rubbing surface, a soapreceptacle mounted upon the board and bodily movable to and from theopening aforesaid to expose soap carried thereby, and manipulative meansfor moving the receptacle and soap into operative and inoperativeposition with respect to the opening in the rubbing surface.

4:. A washboard having an opening therein, a soap receptacle slidablymounted on the back of said board, a spring actuated follower arrangedin the receptacle normally tending to displace the soap from thereceptacle and holding it against the board to maintain the receptacleat different positions, a plunger connected to the follower forretracting the same to permit movement of the receptacle, said plungerconstituting manipulative means for operating the receptacle.

5. A washboard having an opening in its rubbing surface, a soapreceptacle mounted upon said board and movable into operative andinoperative positions with respect to the opening, soap feeding meanscarried by the receptacle, manipulative means for said feeding means,said manipulative means constituting manipulative means also foractuating the receptacle, and a locking member carried by saidmanipulative means for holding-the feeding means in an inoperativeposition.

6. A washboard having an opening in its rubbing surface, a soapreceptacle movably mounted upon said board, guide members carried by theboard with which said receptacle cooperates, a follower block disposedin said receptacle, a spring interposed manipulative means, and alocking lug on Witnesses:

between the receptacle Wall and said fol- In testimony whereof I af'fixmy signature lower for actuating theflatter, a plunger roin presenceof'two Witnesses.

tatably secured to the ollower and extending outwardly of the receptacleto form JOSEPH CIPOLLONI' said plunger for locking the block in inop- E.H. FORLINE, erative position. GEORGE YOUNG.

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